Leading the way for XR upgrades, the Pancake optical solution ensures smaller size while capturing superior images and delivering a superior wearing experience. Due to its many advantages, the solution is becoming increasingly popular and widely used among manufacturers. Global tech giants have recently rolled out XR head-mounted displays that utilize the cutting-edge pancake optical solution, further fueling its widespread adoption.
By leveraging our extensive experience in high-precision optics and our breakthrough in ultra-short-focus optics (Pancake optical soulutions), AAC has successfully rolled out the 3P VR Pancake module for mass production. This achievement enables AAC to fulfill our customers’ diverse needs with high precision and excellent quality. Moreover, it paves the way for the mass adoption of slim VR devices by more users, fueling a burst of growth in the XR field.
AAC’s 3P VR Pancake optical solution excels in five key technical aspects, offering a slimmer device design, a wider field of view, remarkable ghosting control, enhanced comfort for near-sighted users, and sharper images. The solution offers consumers a superior image quality and a more comfortable user experience.
According to Tao Hongyan, AAC’s Vice President of Marketing and Head of AR/VR, the mass production of the 3P VR Pancake module showcases AAC’s continuous efforts to fortify our technical presence in the metaverse sector and expand our footprint in the XR market. With the continuous breakthrough and evolution of core technologies such as optics, display, acoustics, and haptics throughout the industrial chain, we believe that human-machine integration in the XR industry will soon become a reality.
As a world-leading provider of innovative XR solutions, AAC has formidable strength in sensory technologies such as acoustics, optics, and haptics. Furthermore, we have a vast reservoir of technology and experience in XR applications.
Optics
AAC boasts many achievements in optical display, such as the industry-leading Pancake optical solution. Additionally, we have developed Full Color Optical Waveguide with single layer glass in collaboration with Dispelix, an industry-leading optical waveguide manufacturer. This lens epitomizes the perfect balance between a wide field of view and exceptional image quality for single-layer optical waveguide lenses. It enables AR devices to deliver crystal-clear visuals and a remarkably lightweight, comfortable wearing experience.
Moreover, AAC possesses an extensive and diverse lens portfolio, robust module manufacturing capabilities, and industry-leading high-precision molding techniques and algorithms. We can offer our customers a wider selection of camera products and establish a vertically integrated technological ecosystem.
Acoustics
AAC’s comprehensive acoustic solution features three service capabilities to meet a wide range of customer needs and continuously create unique value for our customers. These service capabilities include exclusive and versatile audio algorithms, expert tuning services, and High-Energy & High-Density Speakers such as the super-linear SLS acoustic platform and Master-level speakers. AAC caters to the unique requirements of XR products by leveraging multiple technological solutions, including precise sound localization, low-latency 360° head tracking, and algorithmic enhancements, to enrich spatial information for an immersive audio experience.
Haptics
In the realm of interactive technology and user experience, the prevalent choice for VR is the 6DoF (six degrees of freedom) controller solution. AAC has made impressive progress in Interactive Positioning Solution of 6DoF VR Controller. The controller incorporates an Ultra-wide Linear Actuator and the ecosystem-level RichTap® software-hardware integrated haptic solution. It offers authentic haptic sensations and immersive vibrations to improve users’ product experience and content interactions.
Additionally, AAC’s adaptive trigger solution provides force feedback for different game scenarios to enhance the overall gaming experience. Leveraging our multi-dimensional interactive feedback technology, we provide users with an immersive and premium haptic experience in all scenarios.
AAC’s full-stack sensory solution for XR focuses on cutting-edge optical, acoustic, and haptic technologies, delivering a comprehensive set of devices and solutions for unparalleled interactive experiences. Moreover, this solution’s all-encompassing FATP service capabilities guarantee customers an efficient and excellent service experience, covering the entire spectrum from design to production and from individual components to fully integrated end products.
With global tech giants racing to develop and release new products, the XR industry is ablaze with fierce competition, fueling soaring demand for consumer-oriented XR products. The ever-increasing range of XR use cases signals an imminent turning point in the XR industry.
According to TrendForce, VR and AR device shipments will grow at an annual rate of 40% by 2025. Both the market and policies have showed positive signals.
Last November, five Chinese government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, jointly released the Action Plan for the Integrated Development of Virtual Reality and Industry Applications (2022-2026). The plan outlines that by 2026, the overall scale of China’s domestic VR industry, including software, hardware, and applications, will exceed CNY 350 billion. It is also expected to sell more than 25 million VR devices.
In May this year, 18 Chinese government departments issued new policies to explore ways to enrich and bolster experimental education using AI, VR, and other technologies.
AAC stands out in the XR industry as one of the rare enterprises with full-stack R&D, design, and manufacturing capabilities. Leveraging our global footprint and global ecosystem integration capabilities, we have been focusing on the innovative development of key sensory and interactive technologies for the XR industry, thereby empowering the entire industry. Our 3P VR pancake modules are now in mass production, with continuous enhancements in both technology and manufacturing processes. AAC is gearing up to release the pancake optical modules with superior display quality and greater cost-effectiveness. Empowered by our premium products, the mass consumer market will experience a surge in ultra-slim XR devices that deliver more immersive experiences.